How to Clean Your Oven, The Right Way

Cleaning your oven properly is not as hard at may seem, as long as you do it in a manner like outlined below:

One of the fastest ways of cleaning an oven by yourself is to copy the professionals. Тheir experience and knowledge have naturally taught them one of the most effective oven cleaning methods. Follow the professional oven cleaning guide below and your oven will be clean and shiny in no time.

Before you tackle the oven you will need some supplies.

What you will need:

Rubber gloves;

Specialised oven cleaner – most supermarkets and DIY stores carry a variety of oven cleaning products. With such a wide variety, you will be able to find one that you like and is within your budget;

Sponges;

Resealable plastic bags – the bigger, the better.

To clean like a professional, follow these steps for an almost effortless cleaning experience.

Remove all the shelves from inside the oven.

Place each of the shelves into separate plastic bags.

Pour approximately half of the oven cleaner into the bag, seal it and let the shelves soak while cleaning the rest of the oven. If you have more than one oven shelf, you may need an extra bottle of oven cleaner. Alternatively, pour less into the plastic bags.

Pour the rest of the oven cleaner directly onto the oven floor and door.

Using a sponge, work the cleaning fluid into all the dirt.

Let the oven cleaner soak for 24 hours if you can but, if not four to five hours should suffice.

Use a clean sponge and warm, soapy water to wash away the cleaning fluid, dirt and grease from the inside of the oven and the door. This soaking method is also one of the best ways to clean an oven glass door without scratching it.

Take the shelves out of the plastic bags.

Wipe them with a sponge and warm, soapy water. After soaking for so long, the oven cleaner and any food or grease will be easy to remove.

You’re almost finished. Wipe the inside of the oven and the door with a clean cloth to remove any residue. Place the shelves back in the oven and you’re done.

These steps may require a lot of time at first but, if you clean the oven regularly, then it will steadily become easier and faster to finish.

Cleaning Your Oven Using Only Natural Cleaning Products

There are an untold number of natural oven cleaning guides online, but through countless hours of research and personal testing, we were able to identify two of the most reliable natural methods. Unsurprisingly, both methods make use one of nature’s most versatile chemical – baking soda.

White Vinegar method

For this homemade cleaning remedy, you will need the following:

Approximately half a cup of baking soda;

Water;

Rubber gloves;

A cloth;

A scouring pad or metal wire brush;

White vinegar;

A spray bottle.

Just like before, the first step is removing the shelves. Once removed, set the shelves aside for now.

Mix the baking soda with three or four tablespoons of water in a bowl, then mix them together to form a paste.

Put on your rubber gloves and spread that paste around the inside of your oven.

Leave the paste to sit for at least twelve hours. This will allow the baking soda to soften the charred dirt and food.

While waiting for the baking soda paste, clean the shelves in warm, soapy water with a scouring pad or a metal wire brush.

When the twelve hours have passed, wipe the inside of the oven with a damp cloth to remove as much of the dry baking soda paste as you can.

Next, spray the inside of the oven with white vinegar, paying particular attention to areas still covered in baking soda. Don’t be alarmed when the baking soda starts to fizz, this is perfectly natural.

Wipe the inside of the oven once again with the damp cloth to remove the remaining fizzy baking soda, dirt, and grease.

Put the shelves back and you’re good to go.

Baking Soda method

The second method which utilises the power of baking soda, is a good solution if your oven produces a lot of smoke while cooking. Plus, it’s much simpler than the previous method.

Smokey ovens are caused by a build up of charred food remains. This is not only dangerous and unhygienic, but it can also alter the taste of the food being prepared. To easily resolve this, you just need to sprinkle baking soda inside the oven and let it sit overnight. The baking soda softens the charcoal-like food remnants, making it easy to remove with a cloth or a plastic spatula.

As these two methods are natural and do not make use of harsh chemicals, they are easily mistaken as chemical-free solutions. However, that is not entirely true. These natural methods merely rely on much gentler chemical reactions. While they do provide a way of quickly cleaning your oven, you can achieve much better results with commercial products. If you are not fond of the idea of using harsh chemicals, you can also consider using potassium hydroxide. After leaving it in your oven for 24 hours, all of the gunk and grease can be easily wiped away.

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If it is found on viewing the property initially by the cleaners that either of the above two points are present, you would be requested to pay an additional fee to cover the extra time needed to cover the extra cleaning now required to be done.

End of Lease Cleaning Checklist

The items shown under each room type are covered within the 'standard' end of lease clean.
(Optional Extras are shown on the quote/order form and can be ordered as required)

Kitchen

Bathrooms

Bedrooms

Lounge & Dining

Laundry

Balcony

splashbacks

bath

general dusting

general dusting

sink cleaned

railings/glass wiped

bench tops

basins & bench tops

floors vacuumed/moped

floors vacuumed/moped

floor moped

swept

sink cleaned

shower

inside cupboards

spot clean walls (light)

walls wiped

cupboards (inside & out)

mirrors wiped

mirror doors

cobweb removal

taps & spout

drawers (inside & out)

drawers (inside & out)

spot clean walls (light)

skirting boards

bench tops

floor moped

light mould removal

cobweb removal

wipe light switches

dryer wiped

taps & spout

floors moped

Skirting boards

dryer filter cleaned

Clean stove top

taps & spout

wipe light switches

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Guarantee of Workmanship Offered:

If you are not satisfied with any of the cleaning that was completed by our cleaners, as long as you notify us within 24-hours (1 days) of service completion we will arrange for the cleaners to return for FREE to re-clean those areas.

After the 24 hour period we are not obligated to return for a re-clean and it is strictly at the decision of our supervisor if we do.